Marc Atallah
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Humanities and Social Sciences Program
Courses
Science fiction and digital dystopias
The aim of this course is to study the various manifestations of totalitarian worlds in (science) fiction. More specifically, we will examine how writers narrate human alienation from the digitalâas well as the anthropological functions of such narratives.
The graphic novel genius: Alan Moore
This course aims to cover the works of comic book writer Alan Moore, arguably the most influential writer of all time, and to introduce students to concepts of comic book analysis, from the simplest to the most complex, in order to demonstrate the richness of this medium.
Thinking differently about video games
The objective of the course is to develop a methodology for analyzing video games, particularly through an original empirical approach: "Let's Play." The aim will be to present how video games can be used to illuminate knowledge and, in turn, to be illuminated by it.
Humans/machines
This course combines cultural (particularly literary and artistic), social and scientific approaches to explore the issues, perspectives and problems raised by the hybridization of human and machine.
Humans/machines II
This course combines cultural (particularly literary and artistic), social and scientific approaches to explore the issues, perspectives and problems raised by the hybridization of human and machine.